Jill, the mother you were working with said "This advice apparently had its origins from some research done in = Wales on underweight babies and it was observed that some would do = better if only offered one breast. The result of this research was = then taken out of context and used as a guideline for all babies." --Shades of the misinterpretation of the Woolridge and Fisher paper on feeding from one breast only!!!! This is another breastfeeding crime -- taking the results of research and mis-applying them in a rote and unthinking fashion -- maybe when you, yourself, haven't even read the paper! Magda Sachs Breastfeeding Supporter The Breastfeeding Network, UK